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Speaker 1 (00:01):
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a Bob Hope Show. It's the Bob Hope Show with
Choris Page, Jack Kirkwood, I Ring Ryan, You're truly high,
have a back less brown and the band of an album,
our special guest, Bing Crosby. And here he is the
mascot of the Cleveland Indians, the great White Nose.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Bob ho.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Very much, Thank you Indians. How do you do it is? Gentlemen,
This is Bob back in Hollywood on the first day
of Spring Hope telling you all that the long last
spring is here, the romantic season we all hold there
when a young man's fancy turns to what Alvin Barkley
has been thinking about all year. Yes, sir, it's great
to be back in Los Angeles. Mayor Barne was at
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the airport to greet me. He gave me the airwork
to the city at Paramount. Had a bunch of big
shots waiting for my plane, but they all missed. When
I arrived back, I heard three bands playing and saw
fifteen giant search lights. I said, in my honor, guys
that know they just opened a salami counter in the
wrex Saal drug store. I've been playing in Vaunave the
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last three weeks and the audiences were wonderful. I won't
say how they received me, but after the first show
I took out insurance with Prudential. After the second show,
Prudential took out insurance with Metropolitan. But I don't mind traveling.
I've done a lot of flying. I don't think there's
a seat on the United Airlines. I haven't been under.
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When we took off from New York to Steward As
bellied me into my seat. I still don't know what
it was that I said to her, but it was
a great trip. I sort of sneaks up on you
and you hate yourself for staying there. They had a
one of a trip. Less Brown's boys really loved to fly.
You should have seen him a driving at the airport
and climbing to fifteen thousand feet and Less calling him
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back to wait for the plane.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
You know, when you.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
Thank you, we don't work this way for a while.
You know, when you travel with a band, you find
out what a great union the musicians have. Instead of
an airline hostess, we had Patrillo in a tight skirt.
Wes Brown is looking for a new tuba player. The
old one was used to traveling by a bus and
got out to stretch his legs over Syracuse and we
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almost lost Eddie the sax player. Over Ohio. A flying
saucer went by, and he leaned out of the window
and tried to drink out of it. It was so
smoky inside the plane. And Negle flew along for three
hundred miles looking in a window. He thought it was television.
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He wanted an introduction to Frankie Lane's Wild Goose. It
was a real great trip, and the band treated me
like I was one of them. They even let me
play a game with them on the plane. Blind Man's
bluff for the door open. You know, the Cleveland Indians
are here in the audience the night to see the show,
and it said, we certainly want to welcome them. It's
nice to see you boys. You know the boys have
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been town for spring training. That means no drinking, no smoking,
and no girls. Look at their condition. Digger Odell has
been founding them with a baskets for three days. The
Indians are a wealthy team. You know, they don't lay
off during the winter. They run around the country yelling Pontiac,
fine car. But the boys look good to me. These
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boys are taking off so much weight the spring training.
Yesterday Budrow slid in the third and his uniform was
just rounding second. But I love baseball. Where else could
you find eighteen men running around in the diamond except
in Olie Kahn's house. I think they'll have a big season,
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And this year I had a plan where Cleveland couldn't
lose a single ball game. But happy Chandler is that
I couldn't take a gun into the bleachers I heard of.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
You know, hi.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
I think dress up parties are so much fun.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Well, there are some men always thinks formal dress is
too much trouble, But then it is nice to see
the ladies looking they're prettiest.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
You should have been at the party I went through
the other night, So many lovely gowns, most of them.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Off the shoulders.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Well, it's an interested bystander doors.
Speaker 5 (04:35):
I'm for that.
Speaker 4 (04:35):
Women are dressing up more now for dinner, theater and dancing,
So a girl should be extra grateful for the beauty
care that keeps arms and shoulders looking soft and smooth.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
By that, you mean the so lovely screen stars like
yourself depend on.
Speaker 4 (04:47):
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Tourid itself a lux soap. Beauty bath always helps you
look and feel your best for a daily evening. The
rich creamy lather lead skin beautifully fresh for you too,
with a delicate breakers.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Well, that new bath size cake please as lovely women everywhere.
It makes a wonderfully relaxing, refreshing bat No wonder it's
such a hit in Hollywood.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
It makes you sure of all over lux loveliness. That's
why leaves arms and shoulders feeling smooth as l There's
nothing like a.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Luck so bad for a quick beauty Pippa. Busy women
will welcome that tip from you, Doris. Just let me
add that the new bath size Lux toilet Soelf is
being featured at your store now, So if you haven't
already tried this new longer lasting batcake, put it on
your shopping list. Remember, nine out of ten screen stars
use Lucks toilet soap.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
Dearie, do you remember when we stayed up all night
to get Pittsburgh on a crystal.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
Six tea Stone Movies, Cougar and chaplain made you laugh
and then cry kiss.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
My memory, my dearie, do you recall? And the grain defishionish.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
And that was the start of the friscal Quaid.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
Life was cheering in the.
Speaker 6 (06:06):
Goodle day long, ma, do you remember? Do you remember?
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Well? Do we young match?
Speaker 6 (06:14):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (06:28):
Real, Paul, he said, arcc his wedding anniversary.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
How are you sing?
Speaker 4 (06:32):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (06:32):
I don't know, Ma, I can't kick my age. My
leg's laving to fall off.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
Well, you ain't as heard as your word back around
nineteen ten.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
You're right, mal. Back in them days, I was a
high flyer, hey, I said, I was a high flyer.
Speaker 4 (06:50):
Yes, but about five years ago one of your motors
called out.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Don't forget I've been bucking a headwind.
Speaker 4 (07:01):
Oh golly, Moses, Paul. I never thought i'd wind up
marrying you.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
Yeah, sure, it was a long time ago, dearie.
Speaker 6 (07:10):
Do you remember when.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Most gents owned the Paris bats, wing collars and Derby hats. Well,
I'm all set for meating the cutie one of them
all to come buy this corner any minute. I think
I'll take off my chicken, inspect your badge and put
on that new one, says squeeze me kid, I'm a lemon. No,
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maybe I've better wear the other one as jazzy or
it says they call me kid pepper. You can't shake me,
I learned putting up the stuff. It comes a little
chummy down. Now, Hi, they're chicken. Where'd you get those
goo goo eyes?
Speaker 3 (07:47):
Go An't you the fresh one? But where have you been?
All my life?
Speaker 1 (07:50):
Where have I been? I'm like the fat lady who
took off her girdle. I've been all over the place.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
How much of a dandy from me? Skip the gutter?
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Kids? Wait a minute, come back, dag nab. But I
sure wish I knew what was wrong with me and
the girls? What I needed somebody to talk to, who
could give me some advice. Excuse me, boy, my name
is Peters Fairfax. What do you want? I noticed that
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chickens give you the go by, and I'm going to
help you. I'm telling a perfume here that really gets
the dames? Is it powerful?
Speaker 5 (08:29):
Horrible?
Speaker 1 (08:29):
You've heard of one called conflict, and then there's one
name surrender, another one called I Give in. Yes, this
one's called hello operator, Get the police. Will it attract
women to me like a bear's attracted to honey, I
use it myself. But did you get lots of girls?
Speaker 5 (08:45):
No?
Speaker 1 (08:46):
But I met a beautiful grizzly.
Speaker 5 (08:52):
That boy. That'll be one dollar.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
You got any more money, yep. Then here's something else
you'll need.
Speaker 5 (08:57):
It's a book called What.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Every young Man Should Know, Every young Man should Know? Yeah,
that would be a dollar and a half.
Speaker 5 (09:02):
And here's another book you ought to have.
Speaker 1 (09:04):
It's called What Every Young Girl You'd Know? Well, why
do I need that? If you're going to ask the
question if you ought to know? All the answers? Well, hi,
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you Darry, here I am again.
Speaker 3 (09:26):
Say your dress pretty snappy? What's that hanging down from
your straw hat?
Speaker 1 (09:30):
A string so I won't lose it? And I got
another string running down my sleeves to my mittens, and
another string running down my pant legs to my shoes.
Speaker 3 (09:37):
She must make you feel like a jumping chat.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
Yeah, yester, Yeah, I took my hat to a lady
and shinnied up a telephone program.
Speaker 3 (09:47):
Well, Robert, you might as well come in.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
You're gonna get toddly to night as your mother home.
Speaker 3 (09:51):
She's here, but I.
Speaker 4 (09:52):
Don't think she'll bother dollar who's that?
Speaker 3 (09:55):
Just hang in the front door.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
It's Robert.
Speaker 3 (09:57):
Did he bring his single in the front room? He
did last time.
Speaker 4 (10:01):
No, he didn't bring his bicycle in the broad room.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
Hurry up, Dory, give me a kiss before she comes in.
Speaker 5 (10:12):
He did too.
Speaker 6 (10:12):
I can hear one of the clients.
Speaker 7 (10:23):
I gotta come in and see what you're up to.
Speaker 3 (10:26):
Oh mother, Well I want to talk to Robert.
Speaker 7 (10:29):
Now sing here, young man, you've been sparking with my daughter.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
For two years?
Speaker 1 (10:32):
Or what about it?
Speaker 7 (10:33):
Well, your prospects aren't any too good. Doris could be
going to the banker, and she knows an architect. He
just built a big, expensive building. What kind of a
job is it that you've got in? A basically draining
jelly out of yesterday's donut.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
I also fan the hot bread. I give loyalty tests
for the Russian ride. Yes, well, look I don't I
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don't have much time to spend with Dorry, and I just.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
Well, don't you bet about me?
Speaker 1 (11:19):
Robert.
Speaker 7 (11:19):
I've decided that you're a boy you can be trusted.
Speaker 3 (11:22):
So the night I'm going to let you sit on.
Speaker 7 (11:24):
The couch with the lights turned down real low.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
Gee, that's swell. Do you mean it honest, Yes, And if.
Speaker 7 (11:29):
You behave yourself tomorrow night, I'll let Doris stay in
the room with you.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
While we waltz to the suz event.
Speaker 6 (11:42):
My wasn't a music round.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Shout body who sounds by show.
Speaker 4 (11:55):
Robert, this is the last time I'm coming to Coneana
with you.
Speaker 3 (11:58):
You've just been sitting here in the beach ogling all
the girls and babies. Suit, I have not, you have two.
All aften in your eyeballs has been going in and
out with the tide.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
Boy, these nineteen fourteen basing suits are pretty saucy.
Speaker 3 (12:12):
Men suits are too. Look how daring yours is. The
sleeves only come down to your elbows, and I can
see right through those button holes. And in your leather leggings, well.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
It's pretty handy in the water. The back end opens
up into a lobster track. But you gotta admit you're
gonna marry a he man. How do you like your
hair in my chest?
Speaker 4 (12:41):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (12:42):
Gits well, I would have had more than one, but
I ran out of vigaro.
Speaker 4 (12:47):
Oh dep wonderful being married, Roberts, And I'm so happy
for our anaversary.
Speaker 3 (12:51):
You gave me this model. Keith boys.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
Yeah, we like slippingto my racks and coat my beaver tails.
Was like, he hap, and we'll take a joy right
over to the dance. First, it'll have to be cranks.
It didn't work that time. I have to try it again.
I guess it needs more cranking.
Speaker 4 (13:17):
Now, Robert, don't you get all tired out.
Speaker 6 (13:19):
For the dance.
Speaker 1 (13:19):
I don't worry about me. Just keep cranking. Sure's some
buss Huh. You never did get the sliver started that night?
Did we have? Me? Or you a little rashed off?
Give me a kiss?
Speaker 6 (13:37):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (13:38):
Now, so it should be kitten is pap? It's getting
so it doesn't any fun to kiss you anymore.
Speaker 5 (13:42):
It ain't no.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
The last time to clothes didn't fell off in your pucker.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
Course, you ain't sorry.
Speaker 6 (13:57):
You married me more, are you?
Speaker 1 (13:58):
No?
Speaker 3 (13:59):
Rob I'm been happy every.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
Minute aup of times.
Speaker 3 (14:02):
It's just been one long honey.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
I was just thinking the other thing.
Speaker 3 (14:06):
Here you are seventy eight years old, but you've got
to rip the pep of an eighteen year old song.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
Ye, you've got the pepper of an eighteen year old boy. Yes,
why I must stout for the Cleveland Indians. Remember remember
hearing my job. Ladies and gentlemen, our guest tonight needs
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no introduction. When you hear his theme song, you all
know who he is. Theme song.
Speaker 5 (14:48):
Please here he is being crossed the lie like a
lovely tu Beware, my foolish heart, how far.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
We ever constant.
Speaker 5 (15:23):
A care, my foolish hart.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
There's a line between line and fascination. It's hard to
see you on an evening such as it, or they
both give the very same sensation.
Speaker 5 (15:51):
When you're low in the magic of the case.
Speaker 1 (16:02):
I'm much too close to my.
Speaker 5 (16:06):
Beware, my FOOLI cat.
Speaker 1 (16:12):
Much your.
Speaker 5 (16:14):
Or eager lit by than last the fire start.
Speaker 1 (16:25):
For this time.
Speaker 5 (16:27):
It isn't fascination or a dream. Let a pay even
the call about it's lies. It's time. It's lie, my wool.
Speaker 3 (17:10):
I wonder pair.
Speaker 1 (17:13):
On the home That was My foolish Heart, sung by
the sound effects man on the Gary Crosby Show. What's
that well? I haven't I haven't seen you lately, Robert?
How come you haven't been on to the house. I've
been on tour. But tell me how are things Obert?
Boys down say now that you mentioned that, I do
recall reading about you at the New York Paramount. They
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tell me that you cut mode and stacked all the
happy green stuff on Broadway. No, don't knock my racket, kit.
Speaker 5 (17:40):
I have to work for a living.
Speaker 1 (17:42):
My family doesn't support me. I must tell you, hydrogen Head,
I read about you bad. I'll tell him when he
all those records. You broke up in New York, Paramount,
you were a smash. You must come back a loaded
with Luke.
Speaker 5 (18:02):
How'd you be?
Speaker 1 (18:03):
I'm empty after taxes. I didn't even have enough left
to pay my bill at the Waldorf Astoria.
Speaker 4 (18:07):
You did well?
Speaker 5 (18:08):
What did you do?
Speaker 1 (18:08):
I'm gonna have to work it off. You mean, yes,
you're looking at the head flower girl for Elizabeth Taylor's wedding.
I want to be the page boar the fame. You
must have had a pretty rough time on March fifteenth,
yourself grams. Tell me how'd you feel when you saw
your income tax bill? I felt like President Truman when
that boat started rock. Tell me something, though, FlexAID, where
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did you fla said?
Speaker 6 (18:36):
I'll be back.
Speaker 1 (18:37):
I want to look that up. Go away, we're back here.
Tell me where did you assemble all the energy and
the energy enough to do to six shows a day
for two weeks and then you fly around the company
doing one night stands.
Speaker 5 (18:49):
After that.
Speaker 1 (18:49):
Well, after all, some of us are not quite as
old as some others. I couldn't mention who are much
older than some of us, aren't you? You're falling apart, Dad,
You're going You're going to pot Just look at that stomach?
Speaker 4 (19:04):
What do you do?
Speaker 1 (19:04):
Buy him? By the carton? I'll think you've turned the
conversation zekee wise. There's something about yours if it puzzles me?
Speaker 4 (19:12):
What is it?
Speaker 1 (19:13):
Are those your hips? Or are you carrying a lovely
a bunch of coconuts? Xcading product?
Speaker 4 (19:23):
You have?
Speaker 1 (19:24):
You're getting ready for the pladium? Should we stop these
tiron capers? You know you're pretty uh, you're pretty frisky tonight?
Speaker 6 (19:29):
Dad?
Speaker 1 (19:30):
What happened? Did you stop off a thrifties for a
double lyddy of Pinkham. I'll move on to a customer
too strong? Anything exciting happened while I was away? Exciting one.
My new picture just came out. I know I saw it.
And there's one thing I'm curious about.
Speaker 5 (19:45):
What's that?
Speaker 1 (19:45):
Wasn't that an unusual name? They gave you? Francis se
hair see hair sag mob Francis, is that picture about
the talking mule? Oh, I'm sorry, the ears fooled me.
I apologize. I apologize to Francis. Actually, Fred, I haven't
been around Paramount too much myself lately. After I finished
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Riding High, which incidentally has its world premiere April first,
to Front Royal Virginia at the time, where or we're
not going.
Speaker 5 (20:12):
All right?
Speaker 1 (20:13):
After I finished that picture, dot Steven's hit me with
that ship, I did really say incidental. He was very
nice for you to pay me.
Speaker 5 (20:19):
The visit in the hospital.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
I appreciate we had laughs that dated and I'll never
forget it if I live to be one hundred again.
But really, I'm glad your operation went okay and they
got through your money belt that I really have seven
Layer Last still has the big bill go ahead. I'm
very much fine, just fine. Of course, I did have
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a bit of trouble when they first wheeled me into
the hospital. What do you mean, Well, the nurses saw
the name caused being automatically they rushed me to the
maternity ward. Well, I'll never forget that. Afternoon I came
to visitor, Oh, pardon me, nurse, my name is Bob Hope.
Speaker 3 (21:02):
Oh, yes, plastic surgery is right down the hall.
Speaker 1 (21:12):
Mean too late. Stop pushing me, nurse, stop pushing. I'm
here on a visit. I'd like to see Bing Crosbie.
Speaker 3 (21:17):
Crosbie, what does he look like.
Speaker 1 (21:19):
Well, he's got a light complexion, blue eyes. What color
is his hair?
Speaker 5 (21:22):
Skin?
Speaker 1 (21:29):
I'm sure you know he's the crooner.
Speaker 3 (21:31):
Do you find him in room seventeen? It's down the hall.
Speaker 1 (21:34):
Oh, fans, here's being room. I'll go right in nine
seven hundred one, nine thousand being put away your wallet.
Playtime is over. You've got a visitor. Boy, did I
have a tough time finding you? You you hadn't appened
up to me. Huh, Well, what are you doing here
in the tonsil war? It's very simple. I had my
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appendix transcribed to release of a more convenient clay. That's
my boy put his honeymoon on tape so it wouldn't
interfere with the fishing.
Speaker 5 (22:05):
Sis.
Speaker 1 (22:09):
Bing, I never believe you just had an operation. You
look like a million who showed you the bill? Well
you look great, boy. Tell me what did you do
with your appendix? Well, you know Everett had his appendix
taken out at the same time. What does that mean, well,
now you know what you're gonna get next Christmas. You
mean when your cap bucking me with a friendchise, But
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you brought me a gift, Robert. You shouldn't have dropt
me this. I had to, after all, your such a
big package. Wheel it in. Oh, I can't wait to
open this. I'm gonna unwrap it right now. To sound
like Burl. Yes, it's not like Burl's mother. We let
that word bring in my package for him. You gonna
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unwrap it right now, right hold on all your life.
Speaker 5 (23:01):
Oh well, just what I needed?
Speaker 1 (23:03):
A new golf tea. Well, don't look so disappointed. It's
not just an ordinary tea. It's the one they stand
Mickey Rooney on during his love scene. Wow, you don't
look too comfortable. Plat Can I do anything for you? Oh? Yeah,
I wonder if you could help me sit up.
Speaker 5 (23:21):
And crank up the bed.
Speaker 1 (23:23):
I'm oh sure, there you are. Now I'll crank up
the bed. How did the operation Why? Everything went fine
until I needed to transfusion. I had a little trouble
in because they could only find one guy in town
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with my type of blood. Well, who wasn't Frank sor
not bud well, how did it work?
Speaker 5 (23:54):
How it was murdered?
Speaker 1 (23:55):
It was awful when they hooked us up together. Frankie's
vain sucked two quartz out of mind. I was at
he laid down, I got up my home. That must
be solid acid. Think how about it. I've been here
five minutes and you haven't shown me your operation yet.
Come on, kid, I'm vague. Come on, you're wrinkling my
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ninety Come on whole step, let me see there. Whoa
what's the matter our guyle stitcher?
Speaker 3 (24:29):
I didn't want to look.
Speaker 1 (24:30):
Like a trap in my bare midress bathing, but I
want to thank you again for coming to see me. Bob.
I only wish you'd told me you were gonna be here?
What what simple churm?
Speaker 5 (24:40):
If I knew you were coming out of Baby did
Ka baked the cake baked kay k? If I knew
you were coming out of Big Kate, how'd you do?
Speaker 1 (24:51):
How'd you do?
Speaker 5 (24:52):
How'd you do? Had you drop me a letter? The
band branded band that I I'm allowed had to drop you?
Speaker 1 (25:02):
Allowed for you to hire the bank let's brown band,
Let's pread the welcome out for you? And I don't
know where you came from because I don't know where
you've been.
Speaker 5 (25:14):
That's real nice.
Speaker 1 (25:15):
Well, look young man with a horn. I want to
tell you it was nice you to come to see me,
and I want to thank you for that gift that
you sent me before my operation or it was nothing.
What am I supposed to do with a pink satin
bed jacket? Well, my sister wore and she had a
baby girl. I thought maybe to bring you the same
watch find you you were come hide to take the cage?
Speaker 2 (25:35):
I bad, good, goodness safe if I knew you were
comb the baby kid?
Speaker 1 (25:42):
How'd you do?
Speaker 5 (25:43):
How to do?
Speaker 1 (25:43):
How to do?
Speaker 5 (26:01):
But I'm never.
Speaker 1 (26:03):
Of this month. That's set aside thanks to Bing Crosby,
the Pittsburgh Pirates Musical Rookie of the Year the year
fourteen ninety two. As usual, large you batt of one
thousand percent Tonight, ladies and gentlemen. We had a thrilling
week flying in out of the airline style on. On
the way back home from the New York Paramount. We
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did shows in Syracuse, Cincinnata, Owens Brush, Saint Louis, Kansas City,
and Denver with that wonderful DC six and brother, what
warm hearted people and what cold hearted weather. Believe me,
I've never seen so much snow. We flew to Kansas City,
but it was snowing so hard, but our pilot couldn't
find it with a Geiger counter. Mister ed Keasey and
Claire Jarvis and Sam Moore up there, so we landed
in the lath of Kansas and the Navy field, and
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the Navy took care of us. Thanks to your folks.
In the later last night we did the show them
Beautiful Denver, and I really mean beautiful, and all that
snow looked like an old fashioned Christmas card. Tomorrow would
be in Palm Springs, California for Circus Week, and the
weather forecast is clear. In Sunday, the temperature in the nineties,
what a grewsome thought. Thanks again for the place that
of meaning some of you in person. Good luck to
the Cleveland Indians, and good night, ladies and gentlemen.